May 22, 2013

Tennis Recap: Top-ranked Djokovic, Federer advance in Rome

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia chases down a forehand during his victory against Albert Montanes of Spain.(Photo: Gabriel Bouys, AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Novak Djokovic rolled over Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday at the Italian Open Djokovic showed no signs of trouble with his injured right ankle Serena Williams also was on the schedule ROME [...]

Tennis Recap: Robson beats Venus, faces Serena next in Rome

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Laura Robson of Britain shakes hands with Venus Williams at the net after her straight sets victory.(Photo: Clive Brunskill, Getty Images) Story Highlights Laura Robson overcame strong winds to beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 Next up for Robson is Serena Williams Also, Sabine Lisicki defeated Mallory Burdette 6-1, 6-2 ROME (AP) — Beating one of [...]

Tennis Recap: Serena Williams advances in two sets at Madrid Open

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Serena Williams of the USA fires a forehand during a straight-sets victory Sunday against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan.(Photo: Julian Finney, Getty Images) Story Highlights Top-ranked Serena Williams beat Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 Venus Williams was forced to withdraw because of a back injury Caroline Wozniacki was ousted by 35th-ranked Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-4 MADRID [...]

Tennis Recap: Serena defeats Venus in Family Circle Cup semifinals

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Story Highlights Serena defeated Venus 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday in the Family Circle Cup semifinals The sisters had not played each other since 2009 Serena will play Jelena Jankovic in the final CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Serena Williams had completed a dazzling display of tennis to dominate her opponent and advance to her fourth finals [...]

Tennis Roundup: Venus, Serena set up showdown at Family Circle Cup

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Venus Williams lines up a backhand during her three-set victory Friday against fellow American Varvara Lepchenko at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C.(Photo: Mic Smith, AP) Story Highlights Venus Williams won twice Frday, defeating Varvara Lepchenko and Madison Keys Serena Williams also advanced, and she will face Venus in the semifinals The other semifinal [...]

Tennis Recap: Serena Williams sails in second round at Sony Open

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Serena Williams winds up to serve during her victory Thursday against Flavia Pennetta of Italy.(Photo: Mike Ehrmann, Getty Images) Story Highlights Serena Williams routed Flavia Pennetta 6-1, 6-1 Sloane Stephens rallied to beat Olga Govortsova 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 Venus Williams defeated Kimiko Date-Krumm 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-4 KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Playing again at [...]

Tennis Roundup: 109th-ranked Puchkova upsets Williams in Brazil

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Venus Williams returns the ball to Russia’s Olga Puchkova during the semifinals of the WTA Brazil Tennis Cup. Puchkova upset Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the final of the tournament.(Photo: Cristiano Andujar, AP) Story Highlights 109th-ranked Olga Puchkova upset top-seeded Venus Williams Puchkova beat Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the final Puchkova [...]

2013 Australian Open: Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova advance at Australian Open

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Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a backhand in her Quarterfinal match against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during day nine of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 22, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 21, 2013 – Source: Lucas Dawson/Getty Images AsiaPac) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova has lost only nine games in [...]

Tennis: Day 5: Sharapova, Djokovic win; Keys’ run ended by Kerber

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Venus Williams of the United States plays a forehand in her third round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia during day five of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 17, 2013 – Source: Lucas Dawson/Getty Images AsiaPac) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic absorbed plenty of [...]

Tennis: Sharapova wins, Stosur dismantles at Australian Open

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Maria Sharapova of Russia serves in her second round match against Misaki Doi of Japan during day three of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 15, 2013 – Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was all but perfect in his second-round [...]